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In the context of [[Local government in the United Kingdom|local authorities]] in the [[United Kingdom]], the term '''no overall control''' (abbreviated to '''NOC'''; {{Lang-cy|dim rheolaeth gyffredinol}})<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/welsh/hi/newsid_6540000/newsid_6549800/6549807.stm|title=OGWR|date=May 8, 2007|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> refers to a situation in which no single [[political group]] achieves a majority of seats, analogous to a [[hung parliament]]. Of the 248 councils who had members up for election in the [[2019 United Kingdom local elections|2019 local elections]], 73 (over a quarter) resulted in a NOC administration. In the 2021 election, 14 resulted in no overall control. This term can still be used for several other countries, for example two local councils in [[Local councils of Malta|Malta]] and the [[General Assembly of Budapest]] in [[Hungary]].
In the context of [[Local government in the United Kingdom|local authorities]] in the [[United Kingdom]], '''no overall control''' (abbreviated to '''NOC'''; {{Lang-cy|dim rheolaeth gyffredinol}})<ref>{{Cite news|url=//news.bbc.co.uk/welsh/hi/newsid_6540000/newsid_6549800/6549807.stm|title=OGWR|date=May 8, 2007|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> is a situation in which no single [[political group]] achieves a majority of seats, comparably to a [[hung parliament]]. Of the 248 councils who had members up for election in the [[2019 United Kingdom local elections|2019 local elections]], 73 (over a quarter) resulted in a NOC administration. In the [[2021 United Kingdom local elections|2021 local elections]], 14 resulted in no overall control. Outside of the UK, the term may be applied to other local authorities, such as the [[local councils of Malta]] and the [[General Assembly of Budapest]] in [[Hungary]].


== Administration in NOC councils ==
== Administration ==
Typically, if no party achieves overall control of a council, the largest grouping will form alliances to create an [[ad hoc]] governing [[coalition]]. Often local authorities have larger proportions of smaller party and [[independent (politician)|independent]] members than the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]], and when there is no overall control this often results in minor groups having more influence than their numbers alone would suggest.
Typically, if no party achieves overall control of a council, the largest grouping will form alliances to create an [[ad hoc]] governing [[coalition]]. Often local authorities have larger proportions of smaller party and [[independent (politician)|independent]] members than the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]], and when there is no overall control this often results in minor groups having more influence than their numbers alone would suggest.


In the result of No-overall Control, the largest party may attempt to govern as a minority administration, such as the Conservatives in [[Dudley]] and [[Thurrock]] or Labour in [[Stockport]] and [[Brighton and Hove]]. Parties may also work together to create a formal deal, which can range from a [[confidence and supply]] deal to full coalition. Deals, especially the looser kind, can occur between parties which are not traditionally aligned on a national level. For example, a minority Conservative administration was formed in 2019 in [[Bolton]] supported by the Liberal Democrats and UKIP whilst a Labour-UKIP formal coalition exists in [[Basildon]]. However, following the [[2017 Aberdeen City Council election]], all nine Labour councillors were expelled from the party for entering into a coalition with the Conservatives. Conversely, the two parties formed a coalition administration in Worcester following the 2019 elections.
In a result of no overall control, the largest party may attempt to govern as a minority administration, such as the Conservatives in [[Dudley]] and [[Thurrock]] or Labour in [[Stockport]] and [[Brighton and Hove]]. Parties may also work together to create a formal deal, which can range from a [[confidence and supply]] deal to full coalition. Deals, especially the looser kind, can occur between parties which are not traditionally aligned on a national level. For example, a minority Conservative administration was formed in 2019 in [[Bolton]] supported by the Liberal Democrats and UKIP whilst a Labour-UKIP formal coalition exists in [[Basildon]]. Following the [[2017 Aberdeen City Council election]], all nine Labour councillors were expelled from the party for entering into a coalition with the Conservatives. Conversely, the two parties formed a coalition administration in Worcester following the 2019 elections.


It is possible for a council to be under no overall control even when there appears to be an overall majority, in particular in the case of a majority of independents, who commonly have no collective policies when elected. This can also arise when the council members divide on other than party lines. For instance, the [[2004 United Kingdom local elections|2004 elections]] to the [[Isle of Anglesey County Council]] returned more independents than all others put together, but only [[Plaid Cymru]] maintained a party group within the council, and not all of its elected members joined the group. The remainder of the council, including some members of other political parties, formed four non-partisan groups, none of which held a majority. However, the [[2008 United Kingdom local elections|2008 elections]] resulted in a group called the ''Original Independents'' gaining an overall majority.
It is possible for a council to be under no overall control even when there appears to be an overall majority, in particular in the case of a majority of independents, who commonly have no collective policies when elected. This can also arise when the council members divide on other than party lines. For instance, the [[2004 United Kingdom local elections|2004 elections]] to the [[Isle of Anglesey County Council]] returned more independents than all others put together, but only [[Plaid Cymru]] maintained a party group within the council, and not all of its elected members joined the group. The remainder of the council, including some members of other political parties, formed four non-partisan groups, none of which held a majority. The [[2008 United Kingdom local elections|2008 elections]] resulted in a group called the ''Original Independents'' gaining an overall majority.


No overall control is more common in [[Northern Ireland]] and [[Scotland]], in part due to their usage of [[single transferable vote]] as opposed to the [[plurality block voting]] system used in [[England]] and [[Wales]]. Following the [[2022 Scottish local elections]], twenty-seven of the thirty-two councils were under no overall control, with a further three having a majority of [[independent politicians|independents]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Scottish Council Elections 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2022/scotland/results |access-date=9 April 2023 |work=BBC News}}</ref> Following the [[2019 Northern Ireland local elections]], all eleven councils were under no overall control.
No overall control is more common in [[Northern Ireland]] and [[Scotland]], in part due to their usage of [[single transferable vote]] as opposed to the [[plurality block voting]] system used in [[England]] and [[Wales]]. Following the [[2022 Scottish local elections]], twenty-seven of the thirty-two councils were under no overall control, with a further three having a majority of [[independent politicians|independents]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Scottish Council Elections 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2022/scotland/results |access-date=9 April 2023 |work=BBC News}}</ref> Following the [[2023 Northern Ireland local elections]], all eleven councils were under no overall control.

== Local authorities ==
===County councils===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Council
!Seats
!colspan=2|Largest party
!Seats
!colspan=2|Control<ref>{{cite web |title=County Councils |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councils.php?model=C&y=0 |website=Open Council Data UK |access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref>
!Seats
|-
|[[Cambridgeshire County Council|Cambridgeshire]]
|61
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|26
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/St Neots Independent/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|34
|-
|[[East Sussex County Council|East Sussex]]
|50
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|25
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|25
|-
|[[Gloucestershire County Council|Gloucestershire]]
|53
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|26
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|26
|-
|[[Oxfordshire County Council|Oxfordshire]]
|63
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|20
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|22
|}

===Metropolitan boroughs===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Council
!Seats
!colspan=2|Largest party
!Seats
!colspan=2|Control<ref>{{cite web |title=Metropolitan Boroughs |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councils.php?model=M&y=0 |website=Open Council Data UK |access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref>
!Seats
|-
|[[Bolton Council|Bolton]]
|60
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|26
|
|
|
|-
|[[Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council|Dudley]]
|72
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|34
|
|
|
|-
|[[Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council|Kirklees]]
|69
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|31
|
|
|
|-
|[[Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council|Oldham]]
|60
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|27
|
|
|
|-
|[[Sheffield City Council|Sheffield]]
|84
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|35
|
|
|
|-
|[[Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council|Stockport]]
|63
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|31
|
|
|
|-
|[[Wirral Council|Wirral]]
|66
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|30
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|30
|}

===Unitary authorities===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Council
!Seats
!colspan=2|Largest party
!Seats
!colspan=2|Control<ref>{{cite web |title=Unitary Authorities |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councils.php?model=U&y=0 |website=Open Council Data UK |access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref>
!Seats
|-
|[[Bedford Borough Council|Bedford]]
|46
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|14{{efn|Including the [[Mayor of Bedford|mayor]], the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] match this number.}}
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] mayor
|13{{efn|14 including mayor.}}
|-
|[[Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council|Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole]]
|76
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|28
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Christchurch Independents]]/[[Poole People Party|Poole People]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|44
|-
|[[Bristol City Council|Bristol]]
|70
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|34
|
|
|
|-
|[[Central Bedfordshire Council|Central Bedfordshire]]
|63
|{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|28
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]] minority
|28
|-
|[[Cheshire East Council|Cheshire East]]
|82
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|33
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|45<ref>{{cite news |title=Cheshire East Council to be run by coalition after deal is struck |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-65613302 |access-date=2 July 2023 |work=BBC News |date=16 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Darlington Borough Council|Darlington]]
|50
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|24
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|27
|-
|[[Derby City Council|Derby]]
|51
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|23
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|23
|-
|[[Durham County Council|Durham]]
|126
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|55
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Derwentside Independents]]/[[North East Party|North East]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|67
|-
|[[East Riding of Yorkshire Council|East Riding of Yorkshire]]
|67
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|29
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|29
|-
|[[Herefordshire Council|Herefordshire]]
|53
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|21
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|21
|-
|[[Isle of Wight Council|Isle of Wight]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|16
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Independent Network|Island Independent Network]]/Our Island coalition
|17
|-
|[[North East Lincolnshire Council|North East Lincolnshire]]
|42
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|19
|
|
|
|-
|[[North Somerset Council|North Somerset]]
|50
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|15{{efn|Includes 2 independents who sit with the Conservative Party and Independents Group on the council.}}
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/Portishead Independents/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|35
|-
|[[Northumberland County Council|Northumberland]]
|67
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|33
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|33
|-
|[[Peterborough City Council|Peterborough]]
|60
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|19
|
|
|
|-
|[[Portsmouth City Council|Portsmouth]]
|42
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|19
|
|
|
|-
|[[Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council|Redcar and Cleveland]]
|59
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|23
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|23
|-
|[[Rutland County Council|Rutland]]
|27
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|11
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|12
|-
|[[Slough Borough Council|Slough]]
|42
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|21
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|24
|-
|[[South Gloucestershire Council|South Gloucestershire]]
|61
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|23
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] coalition
|37
|-
|[[Southend-on-Sea City Council|Southend-on-Sea]]
|51
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|20
|
|
|
|-
|[[Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council|Stockton-on-Tees]]
|56
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|25
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|22
|-
|[[Wokingham Borough Council|Wokingham]]
|54
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|27
|
|
|
|}

===London boroughs===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Council
!Seats
!colspan=2|Largest party
!Seats
!colspan=2|Control<ref>{{cite web |title=London Boroughs |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councils.php?model=L&y=0 |website=Open Council Data UK |access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref>
!Seats
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Croydon London Borough Council|Croydon]]
|rowspan=2|71
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|34
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|rowspan=2|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Mayor of Croydon|mayor]]
|rowspan=2|34
|-
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|34
|-
|[[Havering London Borough Council|Havering]]
|55
|{{Party name with colour|Havering Residents Association}}
|22
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Havering Residents Association}}|
|[[Havering Residents Association]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] coalition
|31
|}

===Welsh principal areas===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Council
!Seats
!colspan=2|Largest party
!Seats
!colspan=2|Control<ref>{{cite web |title=Welsh Councils |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councils.php?model=W&y=0 |website=Open Council Data UK |access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref>
!Seats
|-
|[[Conwy County Borough Council|Conwy]]
|55
|{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|23
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Plaid Cymru]] coalition{{efn|Conwy's sole [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] councillor is in a group with Plaid Cymru.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Political Make-up of the Council |url=https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Council/Committees-and-Meetings/The-Political-Make-up-of-the-Council.aspx |website=Conwy County Borough Council |access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref>}}
|38
|-
|[[Denbighshire County Council|Denbighshire]]
|48
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|17
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Plaid Cymru]] coalition
|25
|-
|[[Flintshire County Council|Flintshire]]
|67
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|31
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|31
|-
|[[Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council|Merthyr Tydfil]]
|30
|{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|15
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]] minority
|15
|-
|[[Monmouthshire County Council|Monmouthshire]]
|46
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|22
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|22
|-
|[[Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council|Neath Port Talbot]]
|60
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|27
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Plaid Cymru]] coalition{{efn|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] and [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] confidence and supply.}}
|30
|-
|[[Pembrokeshire County Council|Pembrokeshire]]
|60
|{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|36
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|29
|-
|[[Powys County Council|Powys]]
|68
|{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|21
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|30
|-
|[[Vale of Glamorgan Council|Vale of Glamorgan]]
|54
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|25
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Llantwit First Independents]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|30
|-
|[[Wrexham County Borough Council|Wrexham]]
|56
|{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|23
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|31
|}

===District councils===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Council
!Seats
!colspan=2|Largest party
!Seats
!colspan=2|Control<ref>{{cite web |title=District Councils |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councils.php?model=D&y=0 |website=Open Council Data UK |access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref>
!Seats
|-
|[[Arun District Council|Arun]]
|54
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|20
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|28
|-
|[[Ashford Borough Council|Ashford]]
|47
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|19
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|19
|-
|[[Babergh District Council|Babergh]]
|32
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|10
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|26
|-
|[[Basildon Borough Council|Basildon]]
|42
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|18
|
|
|
|-
|[[Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council|Basingstoke and Deane]]
|54
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|16
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|Basingstoke and Deane Independents/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|21
|-
|[[Brentwood Borough Council|Brentwood]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|19
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] coalition
|20
|-
|[[Broadland District Council|Broadland]]
|47
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|21
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|26
|-
|[[Bromsgrove District Council|Bromsgrove]]
|31
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|11
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|18
|-
|[[Burnley Borough Council|Burnley]]
|45
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|15
|
|
|
|-
|[[Canterbury City Council|Canterbury]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|18
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|27
|-
|[[Charnwood Borough Council|Charnwood]]
|52
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|20
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|20
|-
|[[Cherwell District Council|Cherwell]]
|48
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|17
|
|
|
|-
|[[Colchester City Council|Colchester]]
|51
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|19
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] minority
|15
|-
|[[Derbyshire Dales District Council|Derbyshire Dales]]
|34
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|12
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|22
|-
|[[East Devon District Council|East Devon]]
|60
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|18
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|29
|-
|[[East Hampshire District Council|East Hampshire]]
|43
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|19
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]/Whitehill and Bordon Community Party coalition
|25
|-
|[[East Hertfordshire District Council|East Hertfordshire]]
|50
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|19
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|29
|-
|[[East Lindsey District Council|East Lindsey]]
|55
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|26
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|26
|-
|[[East Suffolk District Council|East Suffolk]]
|55
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|17
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|29
|-
|[[Elmbridge Borough Council|Elmbridge]]
|48
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|23
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/Residents Association coalition
|39
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|[[Folkestone and Hythe District Council|Folkestone and Hythe]]
|30
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|11
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|13
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|[[Forest of Dean District Council|Forest of Dean]]
|38
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|15
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] minority
|15
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|[[Gloucester City Council|Gloucester]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|17
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|[[Great Yarmouth Borough Council|Great Yarmouth]]
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|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|19
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|19
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|[[Harborough District Council]]
|34
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|15
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|19
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|[[Hart District Council|Hart]]
|33
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|12
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Community Campaign (Hart)]] coalition
|23
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|[[Hastings Borough Council|Hastings]]
|32
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|12
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|19
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|[[Havant Borough Council|Havant]]
|36
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|13
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|[[Hertsmere Borough Council|Hertsmere]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|16
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|23
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|[[Huntingdonshire District Council|Huntingdonshire]]
|52
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|21
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/St Neots Independent Group/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|31
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|[[King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council|King's Lynn and West Norfolk]]
|55
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|21
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|23
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|[[Lancaster City Council|Lancaster]]
|61
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|24
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|52
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|[[Lewes District Council|Lewes]]
|41
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|17
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] coalition
|26
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|[[Lichfield District Council|Lichfield]]
|47
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|23
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|23
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|[[Maidstone Borough Council|Maidstone]]
|49
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|13
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|[[Maldon District Council|Maldon]]
|31
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|9
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Maldon District Independent Group}}|
|Maldon District Independent Group minority<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meyler |first1=Piers |title=Councillor who quit after suffering homophobic abuse is now leader of council |url=https://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/23582509.richard-siddall-appointed-leader-maldon-district-council/ |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=Maldon and Burnham Standard |date=14 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Malvern Hills District Council|Malvern Hills]]
|31
|{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|11
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|18
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|[[Melton Borough Council|Melton]]
|28
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|11
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] coalition
|15
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|[[Mid Sussex District Council|Mid Sussex]]
|48
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|20
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|25
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|[[Newark and Sherwood District Council|Newark and Sherwood]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|13
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|11
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|[[North Hertfordshire District Council|North Hertfordshire]]
|51
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|25
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|44
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|[[North Warwickshire Borough Council|North Warwickshire]]
|35
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|17
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|17
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|[[North West Leicestershire District Council|North West Leicestershire]]
|38
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|17
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|19<ref>{{cite web |title=New alliance administration for North West Leicestershire District Council |url=https://www.nwleics.gov.uk/news/2023/05/24/new_alliance_administration_for_north_west_leicestershire_district_council |website=North West Leicestershire District Council |access-date=5 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Norwich City Council|Norwich]]
|39
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|19
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|[[Oxford City Council|Oxford]]
|48
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|20
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|20
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|[[Pendle Borough Council|Pendle]]
|33
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|13
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|17
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|[[Reigate and Banstead Borough Council|Reigate and Banstead]]
|45
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|18
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|[[Ribble Valley Borough Council|Ribble Valley]]
|40
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|18
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|18
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|[[Rochford District Council|Rochford]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|11
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|29
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|[[Rother District Council|Rother]]
|38
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|10
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|Rother Association of Independent Councillors/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|26
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|[[Rugby Borough Council|Rugby]]
|42
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|17
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|[[Runnymede Borough Council|Runnymede]]
|41
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|13
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|[[South Kesteven District Council|South Kesteven]]
|56
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|24
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] coalition
|29
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|[[South Norfolk District Council|South Norfolk]]
|46
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|23
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|23
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|[[Spelthorne Borough Council|Spelthorne]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|12
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|17
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|[[Stafford Borough Council|Stafford]]
|40
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|14
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/Stafford Borough Independents/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|25
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|[[Staffordshire Moorlands District Council|Staffordshire Moorlands]]
|56
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|24
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|24
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|[[Stroud District Council|Stroud]]
|51
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|22
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] minority
|22
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|[[Swale Borough Council|Swale]]
|47
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|15
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/Swale Independents/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|30
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|[[Tandridge District Council|Tandridge]]
|43
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|11
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|[[Tendring District Council|Tendring]]
|48
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|19
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|28
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|[[Tewkesbury Borough Council|Tewkesbury]]
|38
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|16
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|29
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|[[Tonbridge and Malling District Council|Tonbridge and Malling]]
|44
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|20
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|20
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|[[Torridge District Council|Torridge]]
|36
|{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|16
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]] minority
|16
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|[[Warwick District Council|Warwick]]
|44
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|14
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] coalition
|25
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|[[Waverley Borough Council|Waverley]]
|50
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|22
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/Farnham Residents Party/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|38
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|[[Wealden District Council|Wealden]]
|45
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|13
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|24
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|[[Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council|Welwyn Hatfield]]
|48
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|20
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|[[West Devon Borough Council|West Devon]]
|31
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|11
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] coalition
|20
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|[[West Lindsey District Council|West Lindsey]]
|36
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|18
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] minority
|18
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|[[West Oxfordshire District Council|West Oxfordshire]]
|49
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|21
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|26
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|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|29
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|[[Worcester City Council|Worcester]]
|35
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|17
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In the context of local authorities in the United Kingdom, no overall control (abbreviated to NOC; Welsh: dim rheolaeth gyffredinol)[1] is a situation in which no single political group achieves a majority of seats, comparably to a hung parliament. Of the 248 councils who had members up for election in the 2019 local elections, 73 (over a quarter) resulted in a NOC administration. In the 2021 local elections, 14 resulted in no overall control. Outside of the UK, the term may be applied to other local authorities, such as the local councils of Malta and the General Assembly of Budapest in Hungary.

Administration

Typically, if no party achieves overall control of a council, the largest grouping will form alliances to create an ad hoc governing coalition. Often local authorities have larger proportions of smaller party and independent members than the House of Commons, and when there is no overall control this often results in minor groups having more influence than their numbers alone would suggest.

In a result of no overall control, the largest party may attempt to govern as a minority administration, such as the Conservatives in Dudley and Thurrock or Labour in Stockport and Brighton and Hove. Parties may also work together to create a formal deal, which can range from a confidence and supply deal to full coalition. Deals, especially the looser kind, can occur between parties which are not traditionally aligned on a national level. For example, a minority Conservative administration was formed in 2019 in Bolton supported by the Liberal Democrats and UKIP whilst a Labour-UKIP formal coalition exists in Basildon. Following the 2017 Aberdeen City Council election, all nine Labour councillors were expelled from the party for entering into a coalition with the Conservatives. Conversely, the two parties formed a coalition administration in Worcester following the 2019 elections.

It is possible for a council to be under no overall control even when there appears to be an overall majority, in particular in the case of a majority of independents, who commonly have no collective policies when elected. This can also arise when the council members divide on other than party lines. For instance, the 2004 elections to the Isle of Anglesey County Council returned more independents than all others put together, but only Plaid Cymru maintained a party group within the council, and not all of its elected members joined the group. The remainder of the council, including some members of other political parties, formed four non-partisan groups, none of which held a majority. The 2008 elections resulted in a group called the Original Independents gaining an overall majority.

No overall control is more common in Northern Ireland and Scotland, in part due to their usage of single transferable vote as opposed to the plurality block voting system used in England and Wales. Following the 2022 Scottish local elections, twenty-seven of the thirty-two councils were under no overall control, with a further three having a majority of independents.[2] Following the 2023 Northern Ireland local elections, all eleven councils were under no overall control.

Local authorities

County councils

Council Seats Largest party Seats Control[3] Seats
Cambridgeshire 61 Conservative 26 Liberal Democrats/Labour/St Neots Independent/Independent coalition 34
East Sussex 50 Conservative 25 Conservative minority 25
Gloucestershire 53 Conservative 26 Conservative minority 26
Oxfordshire 63 Conservative 20 Liberal Democrats/Green coalition 22

Metropolitan boroughs

Council Seats Largest party Seats Control[4] Seats
Bolton 60 Labour 26
Dudley 72 Conservative 34
Kirklees 69 Labour 31
Oldham 60 Labour 27
Sheffield 84 Labour 35
Stockport 63 Liberal Democrats 31
Wirral 66 Labour 30 Labour minority 30

Unitary authorities

Council Seats Largest party Seats Control[5] Seats
Bedford 46 Labour 14[a] Conservative mayor 13[b]
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 76 Liberal Democrats 28 Liberal Democrats/Christchurch Independents/Poole People/Independent coalition 44
Bristol 70 Green 34
Central Bedfordshire 63 Independent 28 Independent minority 28
Cheshire East 82 Conservative 33 Labour/Independent coalition 45[6]
Darlington 50 Labour 24 Labour/Liberal Democrats coalition 27
Derby 51 Labour 23 Labour minority 23
Durham 126 Labour 55 Conservative/Liberal Democrats/Derwentside Independents/North East/Green/Independent coalition 67
East Riding of Yorkshire 67 Conservative 29 Conservative minority 29
Herefordshire 53 Conservative 21 Conservative minority 21
Isle of Wight 39 Conservative 16 Independent/Green/Island Independent Network/Our Island coalition 17
North East Lincolnshire 42 Conservative 19
North Somerset 50 Conservative 15[c] Liberal Democrats/Labour/Green/Portishead Independents/Independent coalition 35
Northumberland 67 Conservative 33 Conservative minority 33
Peterborough 60 Labour 19
Portsmouth 42 Liberal Democrats 19
Redcar and Cleveland 59 Labour 23 Labour minority 23
Rutland 27 Liberal Democrats 11 Liberal Democrats/Green coalition 12
Slough 42 Conservative 21 Conservative/Liberal Democrats coalition 24
South Gloucestershire 61 Conservative 23 Liberal Democrats/Labour Party coalition 37
Southend-on-Sea 51 Labour 20
Stockton-on-Tees 56 Conservative 25 Labour minority 22
Wokingham 54 Liberal Democrats 27

London boroughs

Council Seats Largest party Seats Control[7] Seats
Croydon 71 Conservative 34 Conservative mayor 34
Labour 34
Havering 55 Havering Residents Association 22 Havering Residents Association/Labour coalition 31

Welsh principal areas

Council Seats Largest party Seats Control[8] Seats
Conwy 55 Independent 23 Independent/Labour/Plaid Cymru coalition[d] 38
Denbighshire 48 Labour 17 Labour/Plaid Cymru coalition 25
Flintshire 67 Labour 31 Labour minority 31
Merthyr Tydfil 30 Independent 15 Independent minority 15
Monmouthshire 46 Labour 22 Labour minority 22
Neath Port Talbot 60 Labour 27 Independent/Plaid Cymru coalition[e] 30
Pembrokeshire 60 Independent 36 Independent/Labour/Liberal Democrats coalition 29
Powys 68 Independent 21 Liberal Democrats/Labour/Green coalition 30
Vale of Glamorgan 54 Labour 25 Labour/Llantwit First Independents/Independent coalition 30
Wrexham 56 Independent 23 Independent/Conservative/Liberal Democrats coalition 31

District councils

Council Seats Largest party Seats Control[10] Seats
Arun 54 Conservative 20 Liberal Democrats/Labour/Green coalition 28
Ashford 47 Conservative 19 Conservative minority 19
Babergh 32 Green 10 Green/Liberal Democrats/Independent coalition 26
Basildon 42 Labour 18
Basingstoke and Deane 54 Conservative 16 Basingstoke and Deane Independents/Liberal Democrats/Green/Independent coalition 21
Brentwood 39 Conservative 19 Liberal Democrats/Labour coalition 20
Broadland 47 Conservative 21 Liberal Democrats/Labour/Green coalition 26
Bromsgrove 31 Conservative 11 Conservative/Independent coalition 18
Burnley 45 Labour 15
Canterbury 39 Labour 18 Labour/Liberal Democrats coalition 27
Charnwood 52 Labour 20 Labour minority 20
Cherwell 48 Liberal Democrats 17
Colchester 51 Conservative 19 Liberal Democrats minority 15
Derbyshire Dales 34 Liberal Democrats 12 Liberal Democrats/Labour/Green coalition 22
East Devon 60 Liberal Democrats 18 Liberal Democrats/Green/Independent coalition 29
East Hampshire 43 Conservative 19 Conservative/Whitehill and Bordon Community Party coalition 25
East Hertfordshire 50 Green 19 Green/Liberal Democrats coalition 29
East Lindsey 55 Conservative 26 Conservative minority 26
East Suffolk 55 Green 17 Green/Liberal Democrats/Independent coalition 29
Elmbridge 48 Liberal Democrats 23 Liberal Democrats/Residents Association coalition 39
Folkestone and Hythe 30 Green 11 Green/Liberal Democrats coalition 13
Forest of Dean 38 Green 15 Green minority 15
Gloucester 39 Liberal Democrats 17
Great Yarmouth 39 Conservative 19 Conservative minority 19
Harborough District Council 34 Conservative 15 Liberal Democrats/Labour/Green coalition 19
Hart 33 Liberal Democrats 12 Liberal Democrats/Community Campaign (Hart) coalition 23
Hastings 32 Green 12 Green/Independent coalition 19
Havant 36 Conservative 13
Hertsmere 39 Conservative 16 Labour/Liberal Democrats coalition 23
Huntingdonshire 52 Conservative 21 Liberal Democrats/Labour/St Neots Independent Group/Green/Independent coalition 31
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 55 Conservative 21 Independent/Liberal Democrats/Green coalition 23
Lancaster 61 Labour 24 Labour/Liberal Democrats/Green coalition 52
Lewes 41 Green 17 Green/Labour coalition 26
Lichfield 47 Conservative 23 Conservative minority 23
Maidstone 49 Conservative 13
Maldon 31 Conservative 9 Maldon District Independent Group minority[11] 6
Malvern Hills 31 Independent 11 Independent/Green coalition 18
Melton 28 Conservative 11 Independent/Labour coalition 15
Mid Sussex 48 Liberal Democrats 20 Liberal Democrats/Independent coalition 25
Newark and Sherwood 39 Conservative 13 Labour minority 11
North Hertfordshire 51 Labour 25 Labour/Liberal Democrats coalition 44
North Warwickshire 35 Conservative 17 Conservative minority 17
North West Leicestershire 38 Labour 17 Conservative/Liberal Democrats/Independent coalition 19[12]
Norwich 39 Labour 19
Oxford 48 Labour 20 Labour minority 20
Pendle 33 Conservative 13 Independent/Liberal Democrats coalition 17
Reigate and Banstead 45 Conservative 18
Ribble Valley 40 Conservative 18 Conservative minority 18
Rochford 39 Liberal Democrats 11 Independent/Liberal Democrats/Green coalition 29
Rother 38 Conservative 10 Rother Association of Independent Councillors/Labour/Liberal Democrats/Green coalition 26
Rugby 42 Conservative 17
Runnymede 41 Conservative 13
South Kesteven 56 Conservative 24 Independent/Liberal Democrats/Green/Labour coalition 29
South Norfolk 46 Conservative 23 Conservative minority 23
Spelthorne 39 Conservative 12 Liberal Democrats/Independent coalition 17
Stafford 40 Conservative 14 Labour/Stafford Borough Independents/Green coalition 25
Staffordshire Moorlands 56 Labour 24 Labour minority 24
Stroud 51 Green 22 Green minority 22
Swale 47 Labour 15 Labour/Swale Independents/Green coalition 30
Tandridge 43 Liberal Democrats 11
Tendring 48 Conservative 19 Independent/Labour/Liberal Democrats coalition 28
Tewkesbury 38 Liberal Democrats 16 Liberal Democrats/Independent/Green coalition 29
Tonbridge and Malling 44 Conservative 20 Conservative minority 20
Torridge 36 Independent 16 Independent minority 16
Warwick 44 Green 14 Green/Labour coalition 25
Waverley 50 Liberal Democrats 22 Liberal Democrats/Farnham Residents Party/Labour/Green coalition 38
Wealden 45 Liberal Democrats 13 Liberal Democrats/Green coalition 24
Welwyn Hatfield 48 Labour 20
West Devon 31 Conservative 11 Independent/Green/Liberal Democrats/Labour coalition 20
West Lindsey 36 Liberal Democrats 18 Liberal Democrats minority 18
West Oxfordshire 49 Liberal Democrats 21
West Suffolk 64 Conservative 26 Labour/Liberal Democrats/Green/Independent coalition 29
Worcester 35 Labour 17

See also

References

  1. ^ Including the mayor, the Conservatives match this number.
  2. ^ 14 including mayor.
  3. ^ Includes 2 independents who sit with the Conservative Party and Independents Group on the council.
  4. ^ Conwy's sole Green councillor is in a group with Plaid Cymru.[9]
  5. ^ Liberal Democrats and Green confidence and supply.
  1. ^ "OGWR". BBC News. May 8, 2007.
  2. ^ "Scottish Council Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. ^ "County Councils". Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Metropolitan Boroughs". Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Unitary Authorities". Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Cheshire East Council to be run by coalition after deal is struck". BBC News. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  7. ^ "London Boroughs". Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Welsh Councils". Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  9. ^ "The Political Make-up of the Council". Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  10. ^ "District Councils". Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  11. ^ Meyler, Piers (14 June 2023). "Councillor who quit after suffering homophobic abuse is now leader of council". Maldon and Burnham Standard. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  12. ^ "New alliance administration for North West Leicestershire District Council". North West Leicestershire District Council. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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